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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-01-26
BRILLIANTS.

The faults impressed on thee too deepin
childhood's day.
Will live to plague thee still, when long
since put away.
Lo, in thy children there they mirrored
rise to view,
And there thy training hand must fight
them down anew.
Wisdom of the Brohmin.
"Call no one happy till he dies,'-the
Athenian saying has a stamp of truth;
And OH! how many a bright and glowing
youth,
Lit with the mornings sunshine and its
gold,
AS years swept on has darkened with the
mould
OF vice and bitterness and sin brought
How many a fond and fearful mothers
prayer
Had been unuttered if she could have
His future life whom she sought God to
spare!
Nay, rathershe had prayed that he should
lie cold
In all the purity of childhood drest
And standing DER my ~tirst-born's little
grave, =
| can but humbly God knows
best.
Stainless He took the precious flower He
gave.
= Walter c. iSpens, IN Good Words.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-01-26

All intelligent farmers now recog-
nize the rapidity with which land is
rendered more and more %unproduc-
tive by the constant succession of
grain crops. They also recognize in
the pile the remedy for this
evil. But while farmers are all
agreed on the value OF manure. they
very often through custom treat their
manure pile in a slovenly and care
less manner, while they pay careful
attention to minor details Of the
farm yard. Too great stress cannot
be laid on the Importance ofthissu
.ject. The first mistake commonly
made is that Of pitching the manure
out beside a building and allowing
the water from the ave to carry
off the most precious part of the fer
tilizer. 1t is remarkable how many
farmers there are who are intelligent
and thoughtful in other respects, but
who year after year lose hundreds
of dollars by this neglect. Another
mistake, frequently made, is that of
throwing out the MANURE hclter-
SHELTER and leaving the pile too loose.
The ammonia in the manure is n
of it's most valuable components, and
being a volatile substance a large
amount of it goes off in the form OF
gas and is lost to the farmer. Some,
recognizing this, rush to the other
extreme, and pack it 20 tight that
in a very short time the pile is fire.
fanged. In this respect a happy
medium should be observed. The
pile should be packed middling
tight-tight enough to avoid the es-
cape of ammonia and lose enough to
AVOID fre-tanging. The farmer
should watch his pile, and if he
finds the ammonia escaping, which
Re could easily detect by the smell,
he should pack it tighter. If or the
other hand, he finds on inspecting
the pile that it is getting all baked,
he should stir it up.
Any one who observes the care
which is ordinarily bestowed on the
trimming and neatness of a straw
stack cannot but be struck by the
contrast with the careless manner in
which the n pile is thrown
together, while the latter is i'm
mensely more essential to the farmers
prosperity than the former. The
manure pile should if possible
be kept under cover, but, if this is
not convenient, a neat cylindrical
pile, packed properly, will go great
way to avoid the loss ofthe valuable
properties of the II by rain. A
very good plan to counteract this
difficulty is to hollow out around the
pile several good-sized holes, into
which the water after filterlng
through the pile will settle. A dip
per with a long handle should be
made by the farmer, and in every
four or five days in rainy weather
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-01-26

The old Greek name for butter
is bouturos-cow cheese. The poor
Greeks knew nothing of oleo, suine,
butterine, and Of course had no
names for all that class dynasty com
pounds which our civilization allows
to be sold to "long-suffering free
men,"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-01-26

Iowa has a most excellent State
oleomargarine law. No a pound of
it is made in the State, and the way
is paved for strengtheningth the hands
of their Congressman in upholding
the New National dover law.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-01-26
GRINDING WHEAT TO FLOUR.

Minneapolis is the great milling
point in the United States. For
the year ending November Both the
quantity manufactured by the mills
there was 1861, 600 barrels about
two days work short of 5000, 900.
For the preceding year the produc-
10 was less by nearly 100000 bar
reis. In relation to the disposal of
TINS enormous quantity, equal to
nearly 100000 bushels of wheat
the Wester" Miller says that 2,543,-
ooo barrels, or 42.7 per cent of the
total output, was exported, as against
33.4o per cent for 1885. The -four
sent abroad Of course goes in lutte
sacks. Of that sold in domestic mar
kets about fve-sevenths was backed
in barrels and the Minneapolis COOP
ers have supplied about $500. 600
barrels.-Farm, Field and Stockman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-01-26

We axe pleasure in Pesmtingo our readers fine iux~ton ia pen Of the famous Plymouth
Rock fowl as bred by Thompson Bros, Iinmtn, n {. The Plymouth Rock is claimed by
many breeders to be the btg general purpose owl for the South. It certainly receiving hre
shre of athnton at teh hands of many four best poultry bwchrs These eiht rOns,bG beauty
ofphmag symmetrical figure excellent tabled qualities kmy, egg production hardness adapt
ability to environment Hmrtatngm instinct and tnene~ ofdHpsHiM,a are gen as a raSon for
the gTat ppuartyo Of this fowl These are the qualities which have onmen and no dMt
will continue to omm the FHmot Rock owl It's said that the demand forth breed is
MersT Thompson Bros breed Plymouth Rocks exclusively. We noUc they wrea awarded the
premium on Plymouth Rocks at the late Carolina Fair AsNaMon. They are members of the
Poultry and Bench Association" md last but ntk East they say it pays 10 adverhGn
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1887-01-26

Press the finger against the up
per lip, close the nostrils, to prevent
a SneeZe.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-01-29
GRANDMOTHER.

'Outlived her usefulness?" Nay, OH nayl
Never let grandmother even dream
She could better be spared from her home TO-DAY
Than in days when her hair wore it's youthful
CLEAN.
Nay, though her hands, once SO plump anl
strong,
Grown thin and weak, can not labor now;
Nay though the life-battle fought SO long
Has left deep scars on her aged brow.
Who SO willing, when mamma is weary,
10 hush the baby upon her breast
with old-time lulIabies, quaint and CHEEKY,
I'LL 1t lies in peaceful, slumbrous rest?
Straight to grandma goes hayward Willie,
Nnen rough runs the waves Of his young LIES
sea-
;ohe steers him straightly, Twill he, mill he"
Int7 the port where he ought to BE-
MadcaD Nellie sits sweetly serious
Plying her needle by grandmama's chair.
strong indeed, is the charm mysterious
Holding TO mischief so quietly there.
An, grandrnas work can be done by her onlv,
There's Il niche that only her chair can fiji:
Anere VOID in the home, that is dark and
lonely,
Nhen grandmamas loving voice is still.
-AFS. q. HdEfas Potter, IN GOOD Rousekefpin1.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-01-29
a Disguised Spectator.

lie was man Of some means, and
was usually ready for speculative
venture.
"Do you want to buy some real es-
tate?' asked a dealer of him the other
day,
Not much,' he said, decisively.
"Why not9 There hasn't been a man
in Washington who has invested and
lost anything on it.
"Ain't there? Well, look at me; I'm
one.'
"How?n
Give years ago bought nice lot
IN the cemetery, got married and set
tied down to housekeeping with my
wife and her mother.'
He stopped as if enough had Leen
said.
"Well," inquired the dealer, whats
that got to do with losing on the invest
ment? You We got the lot, haven't
you?'
Yes, and that's were the bullet-hole
is. The blamed lot has beex living idle
ever since. and the old lady is growing
tatter and sassier every year. Nomore
real-estate investments for me at pres
ent, thank YOU and he moved on
Washington Critic.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-01-29

before yesterday and if the chock was
all right he would buy me a good suit
of clothes and set me at liberty. If
not, the dissection would proceed. He
got the money-took me down that
night blindfolded to a cab, drove me
round and round and then left me.
have been hunting for that man ever
since. Don't you think you can adj
vance me twenty-five cents on that
story?"
"Oh, [ guess so, if you don't ask me
to believe it,
"Well, seeing it is you, I won't
Thanks-ffty cents? Well, I will hand
you back twenty-five cents the next
time meet You. Jack Sharp, tn De-
tr0it Free Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-01-29
HE WAS MARRIED,
Press.

whv an OMAN, No, ca,,o,,,
GERS store for Cooked rims s "f'"
Customer--Hqyey YOU any corned beefe
Fancy Groccr-Best kind, Mr.. -;
anv THING clsc9 -~sf.
"Anv canned tonone already ho;iedI s s,
uYesn
..Csn,oa oh;a,.,n o,uooa ooo,.oa o.,
..Yos :, '''- >'' N
81 o+:--oo Thodo,,4, h,;,os
,oot-tsa1.- r. .i'9,, p''' ~ - 0A1oN~
St. Landry democrat., 1887-01-29

An absent-minded lad rushed into
telegraph office atJohnstown, Pa, re.
Gently, and grabbing his hat from his
head as politely as his hurry would
permit, laid it on the counter and split
through the door and out the gate. A
few minutes later he came back, look
ing very crestfallen, laid a telegram on
the counter, picked up his hat and hur-
ried out before any one could speak to
him.-PsttSbuggh Post.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-01-29

"Mr. Bowser, [ believe l will say I
was educated abroad. [ will do it to
please you"
ooh! you will! Well, you needn't
do any thing of the kind! Folks would
all know by your. freckles that you sat
in the sun in some country school
foundry! Mrs. Bowser, you've broken
up the peace of this freside by your
malicious conduct, and you needn't sit
up for me tonight. [ may not come
home before tomorrow. "-DetroH Free
Press.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-01-29
Not Very Polite.

Mrs. Hendricks (the landlady)-Can
send you some more soup, Mr.. Dunn
ley?
Mr.. Dumley-No, thanks.
Mrs. Hendricks (engaginglD-Don't
refuse, Mr.. Dumley, because it isn't
considered good form to be helped twice
to soup.
Mr.. Dumley-Oh, etiquette has moth
ing to do with it, madam; it's the soup.
N. 7. San.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-01-29
HE BOUGHT HIMSELF.
z Tranlp's Story to Account for
His Condition.

While seated on one of the benche.
IN Madison Square, New York. was
accosted BY a rather seedy-looking in.
dlHdual, who made the following enron.
eOus assertion:
You haven't twenty-five cents about
you?"
you're wrong; have"
"Ah. Th&-c IS nothing I can say. !
presume, that would cause you to trans
fer that twenty-five cents from YOUR
possession to mine?"
YOU'RE right; there is not.''
May L venture to ask your permits
sion to st down on this seat?'
Tho seat is as free for you as for
anybody
The permission" said the man. as
he spread his tattered coat-tails and sat
down, lis not as gracious as it might
be, perhaps, but have got past the
point where object to manners: vet,n
he continued with sigh, u was a rich
man myself once''
There was delicate fiattery that how
cred around this remark, for it seemed
to indicate a belief on the speakers
part that | was rich man.
Drink" [ asked.
no. he answered. II wish it had
been. 1twould have many advantages.
would have had the pleasure of spend
ing the money. Besides l find that the
general public seem to have made I'D
Its mind that drink must be the cause,
| hate to disappoint the public, and as
all the appearances are against me and
tend to carry out the drink theory, I
would much prefer to lay the cause to
undue Indulgence in stimulants, but q |
regard for truth won't allow me to do |
So
He sighed again.
Il have always been a victim to nv
too sensitive regard for truth
You look it, l said.
eyes, | always like to meet an appre-
ciative soul, and if you don't mind I
would like TO tell you the remarkable
circumstances that led to my change in
fortune"
81 should like very much to hear it,
"Welh, to begin with, I was born
Of
''Oh, come, come, now, none of that
poor but honest business. Don't take
advantage of me. | am not protected
by chestnut bell
was merely going to say that was
the only son of rich man, and when ,
he died he left me comfortable for
tune consisting of stocks, bonds, and =,
one thing and another that I speedily
into cash and placed at nv :
disposal in New York bank. [ in
ended to look around for a good invest I
nent and put the money in it, 80 I s
placed the money there for safekeeping,
cling them [ did not expect any inter n
st, but they were to be prepared to t
ave it drawn out at moments notice
n a lump" G
Foolish man-the cashier skipped G
0 Canada, l suppose"
mo, he did not-and, see here, I a
AVE 70 chestnut bell, either. You'll
ave to let up on those ancient plati- V
udes if do
''All right; go ahead"
"At my hotel [ put on a complete tt
hange of dress"
lit wouldn't hurt you much to do it
lat now" fc
He did not heed the interruption, Y
ut continued: d,
Il forgot to transfer my pocketbook
amy papers or any cash to my new d.
lit. When / mounted the'stair of one
the elevated road stations I found ia
lat / hal nothing with me. | turned te
go hcme. It was a fearfully hot day,
Id was not very well. When I had in
alked half block it seemed to me an
ut some one put his hands on my he
ouldegs and began pressing me down. st,
St. Landry democrat., 1887-01-29

"A convention of Young Peoples
Associations of the churches of New
York was held the other afternoon and
evening, and permanent society was
organized, the object of which is to en-
courage the forming of such associa-
TONS and to increase their efficiency.
The plan embraces churches of all de-
nominations, not excluding Catholics.
N. 7. Tribune.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-01-29
Where He Was Great.

Miss Duffy-I hear that you are en-
gagged to young Solder, the Plumber.
Miss Puffy-It is fact, Jane.
cit always struck me that he was 8
cold, callous creature.''
''Well, Jane, confess that he does
not do very much cooling, but on billing
he can not be surpassed" -Philadelphia
Call,
St. Landry democrat., 1887-01-29
"A mission Sunday-ccbooJ p,p,

"A mission Sunday-school, number.
ing about three hundred, and composed
OF newsboys, bootblacks and street
waits, assemblies on Sunday afternoona
IN the large hall of the old Board Of
Trade building, Chicago. 1t opens with
lunch OF sandwiches for the children.
and closes with singing and march
around the hall under the lead of an
orchestra Chicdq0 Journal.
St. Landry democrat., 1887-01-29

In 1880 an Irishman named Burke
was prosecuted and convicted on a
charge of having killed several persons
Tor the purpose of disposing of their
bodies to medical students. Ever since
that time the horrible crime has been
called burkins. Chicago Times
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13

Mlssionary.C Convention.

FuLroN, Me, October IL, ST
The weather is quite suspicious for
the meeting of the State Missionary
Convention of the Christian Church,
which is now in session here. To-
days arrivals + about 100, making
in all now 10 attendance some $50.
including most of the eminent minis
tiers Of the Christian Church in the
State, The morning aud afternoon
sessions we're largely taken up in the
appointment of committees and re.
ceiving reports of boards, commit
tees and evangelists.
G. A. Hoffman. corresponding
secretary, reported there are at
present 1000 organized churches in
the State with a membership of 49,.
900, and with a Sunday School at.
tendance of $1,000. and church prop.
erty valued at S1,125,000. In the
forenoon the Christian Women's
| Board of Missions held a session in
the Baptist Church and this after
noon came before the Convention
Among other things this Board callet
fer donations to support a minister
in Ann Hsrbor, Mich, which wa
literally responded TO by churches
stations and individuals.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13

Susan f. Myers to j. l.. Pierce,
lot 1, block 10, Laddonia, $500.
John Bonstein to S.m'l C. Bon
stein, $50 acres, ten miles northeast
of Mexico, $4,000.
Hattie A. Brown to A. and E. D.
Vandeventer, undivided one-third OF
260 acres, twenty miles east of Next
co, 81, 700
Hamilton Hall to Anna l.. Krauss,
lot On Promenade Street, and undi.
vided one-half of middle one-third OF
lot 5, block ID, all in Mexico, S..
900.
Jas. E. McPike to W. w. Mase.
lot /, block 45, Laddonia, $3.50.
VIM. D. McNama to Geo. Fl. Ed
wards and r. McNama, lot l, in
block 2, Swift's Add to Laddonla,
$500.
J. A. Buckingham to J. R. Max.
well, 159 acres, three miles south OF
Vandalia, $4,000.
Mary A. Schuchmacher to J. f.
Llewellyn, 45x50 feet, part lot 2.
block Ii, original, Mexico. 800.
VIM. Fl. KEENAN, to VIM. O.
Johnson, north half lots l and 2,
block 8, County Addition to Mexico,
81. 600.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13
LADDONIA LACONICS.
Correspondence OF the Ledger.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
LADDoNIA, Mo-, October 1.-THE
great St. Louis Fair is over and the
many Laddonians that attended are
coming in On every train. Everybody
was pleased with Mrs. Cleveland, and
many said the President looked
like Prof. james Farmer, who used to
live in Lsddonia, but now resides in
Barry, III. The girls said Prof. Far
mel was much better looking and
also much younger looking.
Laddonia is to have a real circus
which takes place on the 18th. We
presume this is for the benefit of
those who didn't go to the EXPOSE
ton.
Stevens Hall is heing fitted up
with stage and scenery, and will
soon be ready for entertainments.
We now have two excellent halls
for public meetings.
Trade is picking up, and last Sat
urday was a busy day in all depart
ments Of trade.
The NJ. i. Church is now under
contract and will be completed in
two months.
Rev. Martin Jones, of Iowa, has
taken Rev. Nichols place. Rev. Ep-
person preached his first sermon here
last night. Rev. Jesse will preach
here another year.
j. L. Pierce takes charge of the
post office here.
VIM. McNama, of Texas, is visit
Ing relatives here. Prof. Hodge, of
Centralia, visited friends here Sa,ur-
day and Sunday.
No weddings this week.
ANNIE LAURIE.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13
CONDENSED

Base ball-At st. Louis: Browns,
3 Detroits, 5.
The Chillicothe Constitution has
changed hands.
The Macon, No., Fair is having a
large attendance.
The Laclede County, Mo-, Fair
opened yesterday.
It is denied that Dom Pedro. con-
templates abdicatIon.
The State Christian Missionary
convention is in session at Fulton,
Mo.
The Southeastern District Fair at
Cape Girardeau, Mo-, is we'll attend
ed.
Bryn Mswr hotel, Bryn Mawr.
Pa, burned. Loss estimated at
$500, 900.
Jules Bobidoux of ST. Joe. Mo,
dropped dead on the street from
heart disease.
Clinton County, Mo-, voted for the
local option law by about 600 ma
jority.
A man named Edwardy, lately en-
gagged as a newspaper reporter in st.
Louis, is in a shooting scrape trouble
at the City of Mexico.
Frank N. Cunningham, a brake
man on the nj. K. & I. R.. R., was
fatally injured while switching ars
at Clapper Station, Mo.
{. Part of the records of a suit in
Vermillion County, ILL.,, now on file
there, we're written by Abraham Lin
coin in 1856, and later records in the
Office were written by Grover Cleve-
land in 1879.
A terrible railroad disaster occur
red lei Kouts, Ind, Monday night,
in which it IL believed thirty human
lives were lost. The railroad officials
appear to be trying to suppress the
worst features of the accident, and
its ause.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13

LAST GRAND EXCURSION.
To st. Lens and Return at The Lowest
Rates Ever Offered.

In order that every one may have
an opportunity to visit the great ST.
Louis Exposition and bear Gilmor.' 3
World famous Band OF IS musicians,
the Wabash Westera Railway will
sell excursion tickets from Mexico TO
st. Louis and return on Monday.
October 18th, at the remarkably low
rate of $3.50 for the round trip.
Tickets good going on any train of
October 18th good returning up to
AID including Saturday. Octoht r
I'D, 1887. For further Information
apply at the Wabash ticket office.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13
MaxWeu'S Case.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. LIP.
W. Fauntleroy, the attorneyfor Hugh
NJ. Brooks. alias Maxwell, now under
sentence of death for the murder of
Preiler, appeared before the United
States Supreme Court at the opening
session of the October term, this
morning, and made a preliminary
motion to his petition for a writ OF
error. The application for q writ OF
error Is attracting considerable at
tentioD, in consequence of the fact
that the ruling of the Supreme Court
in this case will embrace a definition
of an ''open and public trial." which
has never been defined by thi:
tribunal.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13
AN nrrnorIvn PUNISHMENT.
Black pitferers Taken Out and
Thrashed by White Citisens.

MAHsHAII, Mo-, Oct. s~-Barglar.
have been very frequent here of
late, aud sestefday several articles
found In possession OF some
negrots here, which had been stolen
at different times. Last nipht.Otileef
Gamer heard some talk Of thraehing
the negroes Sc, as preeaution, he
took four OF them from the calahonse
to place them in the Jail, just as
they were nearing the Jail a dozen
or more men with cooked REVIEWERS
rescued the negroes, and placing
them IN carriages in waiting took
them out of town and administered a
severe thrashing and ordered them 10
leave this city. The hsve not been
aeen since.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13
ADMINISTRATORS
PUBLIC SALE!
Thursday, Oct. Goth.

/ will sell at the late residence of ].
g. Dingle, 2 miles northea> It of Mexico,
on Thursday, October 20, 1887, to the
highest bidder, the following described
property:
Seven brood Mares. n draft horse,
one pair work mules, one good colt, one
mute colt, 9 mich cows and calves, five
2-year-old steers, six 2-year-old heifers,
three 3-year-old steers, one yearling
heifer, ten.tons of hay, n buggy and
harness, two wagons, one set of wagon
harness, six sows and pigs, one boar,
4+0 shocks of corn, a lot of farming im-
PIGMENTS, household and kitchen furni-
ture. The farm is for rent.
Terms:-All sums of $40 and under.
cash; over that amount 8 months time,
purchaser giving bankab e note bearing
s per cent. interest from date. Sale to
commence at 10 o'clock.
1t A. G. DINGLE,
j. T. johnson, Auct'r. Admir-.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-10-13
Trustees Sale.

Whereas, J. N. Cartmell and Eliza
beth Cartmell, his wife, by their iced
of trust, which is recorded in book az"
page 20, of the Recorders Office within
and for Audrain county, Missouri, on
the 23d day of October, 1871, convened
to Edward T. Violet, in trust, to secure
a certain note in said deed of trust
deseribs d, the following lands situated
in Audrain county, Missouri, to-wit:
The east half of southe st quarter and
the southeast fourth OF northeast quar-
ter, all section seven, "a township hfty.
one, t51) range six, (6)
That on the 18th day of October, 1887,
the Circuit Cour of Audraiu county,
Missouri, by its order of record made
the undersigned trustee in the place of
Edward T. Wallet to execute said trust.
Now, therefore at the request of holder
OF said note will, as such trustee, on
Friday, November 4, 'S7,
at the east front door of the Court
House, Mexico, Mo, between the hours
of9a. m. and p. m. of that day sell
said land at public vendue to pay said
10 and all costs for executing this
trust. w. II. KENN IN.
2f-tds Trustee.